The inside story of the development of the realXtend virtual reality platform.

keskiviikko 10. syyskuuta 2008

As before, this is the log file from the realXtend weekly meeting held at 9.9.2008. "You" refers to "me", who once again is Antti Ilomäki.

[3:03] You: ok so let's begin[3:03] You: first of all, it is apparent that the IM bug is still alive and kicking[3:04] You: I'm pretty satisfied with what we've achieved in this sprint[3:04] You: it is quite likely that we'll have a good set of features ready tonight[3:05] You: we're currently working on VoIP, global teleport requests, U/V flipping for meshes and publish my world -functionality[3:05] You: chances are that all of that stuff will make it to testing tonight[3:06] You: we're going to continue some tasks after the code freeze, since stuff like planning & architecturing or the publish my world web interface don't affect the other code that much[3:07] You: we've even managed to do a LITTLE good for the VoIP[3:07] You: but anyway, that's pretty much it except for the version number[3:08] Anna Asplund: end of discussion[3:08] You: I'd prefer 0.4, but it's all the same to me[3:08] Anna Asplund: 0.31[3:08] Anna Asplund: so version 0.31 was the deal I thought[3:08] You: also note that OpenSim is approaching 0.6 and it might soon be useful to synchronize version numbers[3:09] You: I don't think we have specific criteria for version numbers, but what we have now on the server side is one of the bigger releases we've done so far[3:09] Anna Asplund: All right Antti, but we should have the decision made earlier, in the planning session for the sprint if possible[3:09] You: but anyway, 0.31 is fine by me[3:10] Anna Asplund: Thanks Antti, nice that you agree with us[3:10] You: I don't think any decisions were made, I just kind of assumed we were heading for 0.4[3:10] Jani Pirkola: we can sync the version number when rex modules are done by Adam[3:10] You: anyway, that's it for me[3:10] Anna Asplund: Well, Mikko, Tuomo and Lasse decided yesterday that the version should be 0.31, we can sync later on[3:11] You: btw, do we have a target date for 1.0?[3:13] You: so how's it going at Ludo?[3:13] Anna Asplund: I think we are pretty happy[3:13] You: yay[3:14] Anna Asplund: If the code that is committed today seems stylish, seems good[3:14] Anna Asplund: Tuomo, do you want to comment[3:14] Tuomo Korva: couple of things:[3:15] Tuomo Korva: 1) world.realxtend.org needs to be redirected somewhere[3:15] Tuomo Korva: to the server we have in the us[3:15] Tuomo Korva: ?[3:15] Tuomo Korva: we're just about to set it up[3:15] Tuomo Korva: tested it today, seems to work quite well[3:15] Mikko Pallari is Online[3:16] Tuomo Korva: but we are thinking now what world to put there?[3:16] You: Tommi can probably do that tomorrow[3:16] You: Tommi can probably do that tomorrow[3:16] Mikko Pallari is Online[3:16] You: the fishy worldy stuff?[3:16] You: the fishy worldy stuff?[3:16] Anna Asplund: The thing is that content is not quite there yet[3:16] Tuomo Korva: because the fishworld will be "static", nothing else to do than move around[3:17] Juho Myllylahti is Online[3:17] Tuomo Korva: so is the effect going to be like "looks good"...they move around for a couple of minutes and the leave[3:17] You: everyone knows that this is an internal test server, if we release something official it shouldn't be too sucky[3:17] Tuomo Korva: because there is nothing else to do[3:17] Juho Myllylahti is Online[3:17] Anna Asplund: We would not like to open it to the public before it is more spectacular[3:17] You: I say we don't release official world.realxtend until we have SOMETHING[3:18] Tuomo Korva: one idea is to put the livingroom there[3:18] Tuomo Korva: and so that it can't be edited[3:18] Tuomo Korva: with auto-post-processing effects[3:18] You: Well that's still a bit static and not quite as pretty[3:18] You: but maybe, sure[3:18] You: we need to have some content available[3:18] Tuomo Korva: also we need to test how it workds[3:18] You: it's a bit of a dilemma[3:19] Anna Asplund: I agree with Antti, we should not make the world public if not necessary[3:19] You: Isn't Steve about to sort the content problem for us soon anyway?[3:20] Anna Asplund: How soon is that?[3:20] Jani Pirkola: yeah, but the content may be crappy first[3:20] Tuomo Korva: we have the content in some state, but the functionality is still missing[3:20] You: the official reX content stuff could be spectacular and user created worlds will take care of the mass of stuff to explore until then[3:20] Tuomo Korva: the wov functionality i mean[3:20] You: Didn't he already release the info that OpenLifeGrid is going reX?[3:21] Anna Asplund: What decision can we make about publicity now?[3:21] You: I don't really know how long it would take for him to actually switch to reX and for the users to start creating content[3:21] Anna Asplund: It takes a while, definitely[3:21] Jani Pirkola: Steve said that beta grid will open today, but the actual switch will be in 1 month[3:22] Anna Asplund: So the users are notified now or in a month[3:22] You: how large an entity is the beta grid?[3:22] You: the users have been notified already?[3:22] You: the users have been notified already?[3:22] Jani Pirkola: yes[3:23] Tuomo Korva: btw, we can publish the wiki in this release[3:23] Jani Pirkola: good idea[3:24] Anna Asplund: The wiki is a good solution for documentation[3:24] Jani Pirkola: Thanks for the kiss, Tuomo ;)[3:24] Tuomo Korva: there are some features the admino guys should document there[3:24] You: all of them?[3:24] Tuomo Korva: did mikko get the url to there?[3:25] Tuomo Korva: not all[3:25] You: he did[3:25] You: why not all[3:25] Tuomo Korva: at least the new user rights management thing[3:25] Tuomo Korva: at least the new user rights management thing[3:25] Tuomo Korva: the authenticate command system[3:25] Tuomo Korva: or was it authentication[3:25] You: Hmm I probably have the instructions somewhere[3:26] Tuomo Korva: i can probably put the url here right now, it will be public anways soon?[3:26] Mikko Pallari: btw. what is the new viewport/rtt-camera feature?[3:26] Tuomo Korva: pic in pic[3:27] Tuomo Korva: you can have security cameras[3:27] You: yay security[3:27] You: 1984[3:27] Tuomo Korva: virtual that is[3:28] Tuomo Korva: virtual cameras to other parts of the world, and then have the picture from the virtual camera in some texture on a prim[3:28] You: can I have a security cam on my site so that it records all the griefer activity while I'm gone?[3:28] Tuomo Korva: so the wiki is here: http://www.rexdeveloper.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page[3:29] You: well, anyway, are there any specific points for tonight?[3:29] You: Tommi or someone should redirect the world.realxtend some time soon[3:29] Tuomo Korva: keep the code clean :)[3:29] Juho Myllylahti is Offline[3:29] Juho Myllylahti is Offline[3:29] Tuomo Korva: and not many bugs[3:29] Tuomo Korva: testing starts[3:29] Tuomo Korva: and more documentation to wiki, too[3:30] You: our code is always squeaky clean[3:30] Tuomo Korva: ok. if you make some accounts to the wiki I can give you rights to edit it[3:31] You: anyway, can we conclude this meeting?[3:31] Tuomo Korva: wiki is readonly for everyone, you need to be rex-approved to able to edit it[3:31] You: ok[3:31] Anna Asplund: Does Jani have anything to add?[3:32] Tuomo Korva: what was the world.realxtend.org content decision?[3:32] Jani Pirkola: I am in a meeting in RL here so my attention is a bit elsewhere[3:32] Tuomo Korva: livingroom?[3:32] Tuomo Korva: livingroom special edition that is.[3:32] You: for now it can be anything if we're not advertizing it to the great public[3:32] Anna Asplund: Is livinroom ok for everyone. If we don't shout about it to public too much[3:32] You: except of course for the billions who read my blog[3:32] Tuomo Korva: ok[3:32] Tuomo Korva: ok[3:32] Jani Pirkola: ok for me too[3:33] Tuomo Korva: we'll see how many billions come there then :)[3:33] Anna Asplund: Fine.[3:33] Tuomo Korva: oki, tha's all for me[3:33] You: Ok, the meeting is concluded, I'll go do some VoIP testing[3:33] You: Ok, the meeting is concluded, I'll go do some VoIP testing[3:33] Juho Myllylahti is Online[3:33] You: see you later[3:33] Jani Pirkola: cu thanks[3:34] Anna Asplund: see you